Telegram-herald., 1887-07-10
DEADLY TYR0TOxICOK
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Aotioea ths following paras7epa n the
IEa.EsKAN- II EkA D ii Thursday.
'NEa NokK JAY & a case Of wholesale
possooiug wAs reported so The satnoriees
thls afternoon Ine number of victims. II
l. Ihoaghi will exceed nf2y. OF tAese
sighlssn eEe known % Dc very iA. p0t ghs
| physicians fhink taey wlA al recover. A
csxth-sFS. con teet0nery sold the cream
and the proprietor ofieFs 500 for the soiU-
tion 0i the mystery IS - hos TIE cream
Was poisoned. The cream "a being AZ
siyzed.
Considering tbe tact therein contained
and recognizing the frequency os such items
something ~ be said on the sabisol in lhs
public prints inasmueb a. iAls lnNestiga-
lions have done great deal 70 clear ssay
| taeI mystery which hitherto has
shr0aded the subjeci n utter darkness. A
question which concerns the health 81 tAe
whole community Is 81 VITA lul-
portknoe from whichever standpoint
Il may be viewed. aud the public
should be enlightened IN regard 10 matters
which. II not thoroughly understood, NAV
be the means Oi bringing suffering ana
death 10 scores oi people.
Our attention - being constantly al
tracted by such notices a. the above Ice
cream. cheese and milk. under certain cir
cumstsnoes. become POISONOUS. and where
shall we turn when We soe one Of the frn-
| est props upon which We rest our phY slcai
| existence crumbling sway beneath us
There can be no doubt That thls poison.
in almost all the eases. will be found con
nected with the milk. and although there
| are many forms of milk contamination,
| such a. sickness in COWS. uncleanliness la
| milking pals or cans, the presence oi leaf
| solder or uno IN nliik vessels OF an impure
| atmosphere, which milk j. very prone 10
absorb although ali these elements enter
| into the caussiion of many diseases, still
| they do not often explain such terrible eX-
| perlences rs the paragraph above poflrays
| The mystery which surrounds this paf-
| ticulaI branch of the subject has very lately
| been penetrated. anu the matter thoroughly
mastered, by Prof Victor c. Vaughan, Of
| the Uniyersity OF Michigan. DIR Vaughan
| first found the poisonous principle %
| cheese snd hence the name which lie gave
TO it.-tyrotoxicon Tsgas, cheese, Tolicsaa.
| poison.l
The principle, however, originating IN
| the milk is the same whether found IA
| cheese, milk or ice cream. Concerning the
| poison il can briefly be stated that II Is
| chemical in its nature aud is best developed
! at a temperature near that OF the body, and
| in the absence of atmospheric air.
The thousands Of milk consumers IN the
| city of Grand Rapids are dependent upon.
not only the honesty but also the proper
education OF the milk distributor. He may
not milk sickly cows, ne may not use un-
| clean vessels, be may not employ Grand
| River water for purposes of diiutlon, but II
| be takes the milk fresh and warm from the
| cow. shuts II mp tightly IN the cans
| lclean or unclean) and leaves il IN warm
| place or carts il tour OF eight miles IN this
| condition over a country road 10 the city,
| he may furnish his patrons with milk plus
| tyrotoxicon and be just as honest and Just
| as free f o intentional blame as before.
| The mllkmen desire progression IN their
| line as well as the rest of Us GO IN ours. IL
| is not right for me 10 say that Iyro-
toxicon wiH deyelOpe under the above cir
cumstances I did not say so. but II has
developed thus. and il may again inssmuch
as the conditions are favorable.
Now how TO prevent the presence OF the
poison. Let the mrik man pat his fresh
milk into clean cans the mouths Of which
are left open while the bodies are surround
ed with ice or cold spring wster.
| This will abstract all the beat and
| keep the milk free from the poison.
| After delivery the consumer should place
| the fluid in some esrthenwsre vessel AID
| put this in the refrigerator. All milk how
ever is perishable and should be Kept as
| short time as possible.
| A point more: IL is the opinion OF Dr.
| Vaughan that one OF the most fruitful
| causes of cholera infantum which destroys
| the lives of so many thousands Of children
every Summer is this same fyroioxic0n.
| Still more. The poison being cultivated in
| the alimentary canal. all additional milk
| gwen for nourishment, becomes q culture
| ground for more OF the poison. as the milk
| furnishes the suitable desiderzta Tor the
| reproduction either of the poison itself or
of the germ which may produce
| il - the absolute nature OF the
origin of tyrotouoon being vet prob
| lemstical. AT any rate the Doctors advice
is good and worthy Of consideration when
be says. Give no milk 20 children suffer
| ing with cholera infantum.' They are TO
have suitable remedies and nourishment in
| the shape OF light animal brotbs.
In conclusion. allow me to state that
| am sctusted in writing TINS article solely by
the fact that consider the subject too vital
for people 20 remain in ignorance concrfn-
ing IL. To Or. Vaughan the honor wholly
| belongs. PHYsICIAY.